BATTLE CREEK, MI -- A masked man, armed with a handgun, was knocking on doors in Battle Creek this week, police say.

The Battle Creek Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Springview Drive to investigate a man who was knocking on doors while wearing a mask and possibly carrying a handgun under his coat, according to a news release.

Officers spotted the suspect and interviewed him. During a pat down of the man, officers found a loaded handgun in his waistband. Investigators later learned the handgun had been reported stolen.

The suspect was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and being in possession of a stolen firearm, police say.